“The guys did a good job of getting me open,” McCollum told NBC Sports Northwest of his hot start. “I had some good looks early. … Once I’d seen the ball go in, I knew it was going to be a good night.”

McCollum’s 28-point first quarter was good for the highest individual score in a quarter in team history. That’s more points than Clyde Drexler, Bill Walton, Brandon Roy or teammate Damian Lillard have ever scored in a single stanza for the Blazers.